Shuffle-board table.



H. F. BEATTY.

SHUFFLE BOARD TABLE.

Patented June 9, 1914 HARRY FRANKLIN BEATTY, OF MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO; BRUNSWICK- Tn srarns Parana? onnron.

SHUFFLEI-BOARD TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1914.

Application filed October 31, 1913. Serial N 0. 798,488.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY FRANKLIN BEATTY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Muskegon, in the county of Muskegon and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in shuffle-Board Tables; and I do hereby declare that the following description of my said invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawings, forms a full, clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it jappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates generally to improvements in shuftle board tables, and it consists, essentially, in the novel and peculiar combination of partsand details of construction, as hereinafter first fully set forth and. described and then pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing already referred to, which serves to illustrate my said invention more fully, Figure 1 is a iperspectiiveiview of a portion of a shuflle-board table embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical, trans verse section in line 2-20f Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale, and F alongitudinal section of a fragment of the table in line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Like parts are designated by corresponding characters or symbols of reference in all the figures of the drawing.

One object of my invention isthe production of simple and eflicient means for propferly stretching and fastening in place a fabric top for the playing surface of shullle board tables; another object is the provision of similar simple and efficient means for fixing in position a fabric cover for certain cushions located in the bottom; and sides of the usual gutters surrounding the playing top of such tables.

It is now to be understood that tables of the kind range in length from 12 to 30 feet and upward. They are built in sections at the factory and shipped knockeddown, a skilled operator generally erecting the same at the destination. The placing, stretching, and fixing-in place of the fabric top is now a more or less difficultmatter by reason of the length of the table,but, by the practice of my invention the same is rendered easy of accomplishment.

To better understand my invention, I now refer to the drawing in which A indicates the table as a whole.

B is the bed, so called, composed ofa plurality of strips E of hard wood set on V edge and glued together, the top edges of which strips are dressed down to a plane surface the entire width and length of said 1 bed. Along the longitudinal edges of the.

bed are provided side rails D and D, which project considerably above the top surface and extend the entire length thereof. At the ends of said bed are end rails E, which rails, however, are somewhat higher than rails D and D. At the meeting edges ;of;

said side and end rails, there are provided metalhc angles F for stiffening purposes.

Bed B is supported upon suitable legs G as a clearly seen in Fig. 1.

Fastened to the plane top surface of the bed B there is a playing top H. This top consists of a truly planed plank of proper thickness and of a width considerablyless than the distancebetween the side rails D a and D so as to produce gutters I and I.

Saidplank is likewise shorter than the bed,

so that end gutters J are formed. Saidend gutters are in direct communication with the side gutters, so that in reality the playing top H is surrounded by a continuous gutter The top face, longitudinal edges, and end edges of the planklconstituting the playing top Hare covered witha continuous fabric K, which fabric may be canvas, billiard cloth, or similar textile material. underside of said plank at the longitudinal edges and along the ends are formed rabbets 1. and 1, the depth of which rabbets is just equal to two thicknesses of the covering ma-.

terial K. The functions of :these rabbets .may now be described as follows :-After the playing top has been prepared to receive the covering material it is turned upside down. The fabric is rolled into a bolt the length of the top plus theamount required for the ends. Then, just sufficient of the fabric is unrolled to fit into either of the rabbets and it is gluedtherein, tacks being driven at at intervals to afford additional fastening. The top is now rolled over and the fabric unrolled and spread over the entire surface thereof; the corners cutand fitted and lapped into one of the end .rabbets and glued therein. The erector now begins at that end to stretch the fabric evenl over the top, lapping the free edge into t e opposit-e longitudinal rabbet, gluing and tacking the same as he goes along, When the far end of the top is reached afinal longitudinal stretch is given and the end of the fabric is lapped into its end rabbet and there fastened. In this manner perfectly smooth top surface and side and end edges are pro duced. Next, the operator glues narrow strips of fabric Qand '2: into the. rabbets l and 1 over the fabric K. Saidlast named strips are equal: in length'to the bed B, and

depth of which rabbet is equal to twice the thickness of the fabric K, 2,0r 2 for the reception of the free edges of said strips 2 and 2 after the samehave been stretched over'cushioning material 6 and 6 placed on the; top surface of the bed B adjacent and surrounding the playing top H, so as to produce a'continuous cushion surrounding the 7 playing top. Glued in position over the free edges of strips Qand Q in rabbets 5 and 5"? are gluedor otherwise fastened additional strips of similar fabric 7 and 7 which fabric is stretched overcushioning material 3 and 3Pon the side rails D and D and end rails E and tacked along the upper edges of side rails D and D and end rails E by escutcheon;

nails 10. Thus it-will be seen that a continuous cushioned gutter is formed surroundingthetable top H.

The method ofassembling the table after the playing ,top has been fixed in positionis now outlined as follows: The erector first locates the required amount of tuftedmaterial 6 and 6 in place and then spreads the fabric 2-and 2 over the same. Beginning atone end of the table the fabric is now stretched over the tufted material (the latter being tucked back by the fingers wherever necessary) and the free edges glued and tacked. in place in rabbets 5 and 5 This isv continued entirely around the table, after 'which the strips 7 and? are glued on fixed in place. The side rails D and D land end rails E are next fastened to the bed B. After this, thetufted material 8 and 8 'is inserted between fabric 7 and? and rails D, Dand E, when said fabric is stretched over saidtufted Imaterial and fastened in position along the top edges of said rails. The great advantage of: this construction lies in the fact that the assembler or erector is enabled sible t0-pr0ducei a much; more. even cushion because of beingable to insert extra tufted material or remove a portion thereof at various points as may be required to produce cushions of uniform height and resiliency the entire length thereof.

' While herein I have described "the pre ferred method of practising my invention, I

Having thus fully set forth'my invention,

I claim aslnew anddesire to secure to myself by Letters Patent of the United States 1. A shuffleboard having the usual bed,

raised playing top, surroundinggutters, and I side rails; cushioningmaterialin said gutters, other cushioning materlal along said rails, textilefabric enveloping said playing 7 top and edges and having, its endslapped under said top, additional textile fabric lapped between the ends of said first named fabric and said bed, said fabric enveloping-- said gutter cushioning material and lapped over the edges of said bed and covered by said rails, and other textile fabric enveloping said cushioning material on said sides.

'2. A shufiieboard shaving the usual bed,

raised playing top, surrounding gutters, and

side rails cushioning material in said, gutters, said playing top having ,a continuous rabbet on its underside along the edges thereof, a textile fabric covering said top" and its edges, the free ends of said fabric being fastened in'said rabbet, the'depth of said rabbet being equal to twice the thickness of said textile fabric, additional fabric fastened" in said rabbet adapted to be V stretched over said cushionin material and fixed to the edges of said be V 3. A shuffleboard having the usual bed,

raised playing top, surrounding gutters,"an d V slde rails; cushionlng material n sald gutters, said playing top having a continuous rabbet on its underside, along the edges thereof, a textile fabric covering said top and its edges, the free ends of said fabric 'being-fastenedin said rabbet, the depth of said rabbet being equal to twice; the thickness of said textile fabric, additional fabric fastened in said rabbet adapted to be stretched over said cushioning ,materialand fixed to theedgesof saidbed, there being a continuous vertical rabbet along the edges of the said bed at the upper face thereof, to-

receive said fabric.

4:..A shuifleboard having the usual bed, a

raised playing to-p, surrounding gutters, and side ra1ls;'cushion1ng material in said gut ters, said playing top having a-continuous rabbet on its underside along the edges. 7 thereof, a textile fabric covering said top.

and its"edges,jthe free ends of said fabric being fastened insaid rabbet, the depth of said rabbet being equal to twice the; thick-..

ness of said textile fabric, additional fabric fixed in said vertical rabbet adapted to be" fastened in said rabbet adapted to be stretched over said cushioning material and stretched over said cushioning material and fastened along the upper edges of said rails. fixed to the edges of said bed,there being a In testimony whereof I have set my hand clontinuous verticfitl rabbet falongkthe efdges of in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 15 t e said bed at t e u er ace t ereo to re ceive said fabric, th depth of said rabbet HARRY FRANKLIN BEATTY' being twice the thickness of said fabric, In the presence of cushloning material located on the inner F. J LOEWE, 1Q face of the siderails, anda textile fabric J. O. MATTESON.

copies of this patent may ;be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the (lommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0." 

